# Karate at the 2018 South American Games

There were twelve karate events at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Six for men and six for women. The events were held between May 27 and 29 at the Coliseo Suramericano. The top 2 athletes in each event (minus the host nation Peru, Colombia and Venezuela, whose athletes will qualify through the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games) qualifying them to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Bolivia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Venezuela (VEN) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Peru (PER) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Panama (PAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 60 kg | Daiver Baez Uruguay | Jovanni Martínez Venezuela | Andrés Rendón Colombia |
| 60 kg | Daiver Baez Uruguay | Jovanni Martínez Venezuela | Agustin Farah Argentina |
| 67 kg | Andrés Madera Venezuela | Vinicius Figueira Brazil | Camilo Velozo Zuñiga Chile |
| 67 kg | Andrés Madera Venezuela | Vinicius Figueira Brazil | José Ramírez Colombia |
| 75 kg | Juan Landázuri Colombia | Hernani Verissimo Brazil | José Valdivia Peru |
| 75 kg | Juan Landázuri Colombia | Hernani Verissimo Brazil | Jhosed Ortuño Venezuela |
| 84 kg | Freddy Valera Venezuela | Israel Aco Peru | Esteban Leon Ecuador |
| 84 kg | Freddy Valera Venezuela | Israel Aco Peru | Mohamed Chavez Bolivia |
| +84 kg | Rodrigo Macchiavello Chile | Diego Lenis Colombia | Franklin Mina Ecuador |
| +84 kg | Rodrigo Macchiavello Chile | Diego Lenis Colombia | Germán Pérez Argentina |
| Individual Kata | Antonio Díaz Venezuela | Héctor Cención Panama | Mariano Wong Peru |
| Individual Kata | Antonio Díaz Venezuela | Héctor Cención Panama | Walter Carrizo Argentina |
* In the 75kg category, Chilean German Antonio qualified as the second eligible athlete for Lima 2019.

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 kg | Yamila Benitez Argentina | Leyla Amarilla Paraguay | Giovanna Feroldi Brazil |
| 50 kg | Yamila Benitez Argentina | Leyla Amarilla Paraguay | Aurimer Campos Venezuela |
| 55 kg | Valéria Kumizaki Brazil | Bárbara Pérez Venezuela | Tihare Aros Chile |
| 55 kg | Valéria Kumizaki Brazil | Bárbara Pérez Venezuela | Hiromi Sánchez Peru |
| 61 kg | Jacqueline Factos Ecuador | Alexandra Grande Peru | Érica dos Santos Brazil |
| 61 kg | Jacqueline Factos Ecuador | Alexandra Grande Peru | Carolina Videla Chile |
| 68 kg | Marianth Cuervo Venezuela | Susana Li Chile | Gabrielle Sepe Brazil |
| 68 kg | Marianth Cuervo Venezuela | Susana Li Chile | Milagros Alfaro Peru |
| +68 kg | Isabel Aco Peru | Valeria Marmolejo Ecuador | Shanee Torres Colombia |
| +68 kg | Isabel Aco Peru | Valeria Marmolejo Ecuador | Valentina Castro Argentina |
| Individual Kata | Ingrid Aranda Peru | Valerya Hernández Venezuela | Nicole Mota Brazil |
| Individual Kata | Ingrid Aranda Peru | Valerya Hernández Venezuela | Cristina Arcos Ecuador |
Athletes in bold have qualified to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Both Venezuela and Colombia elected to use the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games as their qualifying event and thus are ineligible to qualify athletes here.